The Archdeacon of Middlesex is a senior cleric in the

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, co-responsible for the Archdeaconry of "Middlesex", which mirrors the "Kensington" episcopal area of the

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— the other person responsible being the

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History

The ancient archdeaconry has been a division of London diocese since archdeaconries were first created in England in the 12th century. Historically it covered most of London other than the

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and the

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. It was for ten years in the Marian-period (Roman Catholic)

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from 1540, then re-absorbed back into the London diocese in 1550 as the church parted, for the final time, from Rome. It was split on 23 July 1912 to create the Archdeaconry of Hampstead and since further split to create the Archdeaconries of Northolt (in 1970) and of Charing Cross (in ).

List of archdeacons

High Medieval

*bef. 1102–aft. 1106:

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The first Robert is not recorded as "Archdeacon of Middlesex", but his territory can be deduced from records. *bef. 1108–bef. 1127 (d.): Roger son of Robert *bef. 1127–aft. 1142: Richard de Belmeis (''II''; Richard of Beaumais) *bef. 1127–1138 (deprived):

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(opposed Belmeis; deprived) *bef. 1153–1180:

Ralph de Diceto Ralph de Diceto (or Ralph of Diss; c. 1120c. 1202) was archdeacon of Middlesex, dean of St Paul's Cathedral (from c. 1180), and author of two chronicles, the ''Abbreviationes chronicorum'' and the ''Ymagines historiarum''. Early career Ralph is ...

* John of Canterbury (Pope's candidate opposite Diceto) *aft. 1180: Richard Foliot ''(I)'' *bef. 1181–aft. 1196:

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''(II)'' *aft. 1198–aft. 1203: Ralph of Ely *bef. 1218–aft. 1227:

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''(II)'' *bef. 1228–aft. 1228:

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*bef. 1231–aft. 1236:

Robert de Bonewell The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, hono ...

*bef. 1242–aft. 1243 (d.):

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*April 1244–bef. 1246:

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, also called Fulk de Sandford *bef. 1248–aft. 1259: Richard Foliot ''(II)'' *bef. 1262–bef. 1268 (d.): Henry de Wengham ''(II)'' *bef. 1268–1276 (res.):

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*24 April 1295 – 1301 (deprived):

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(deprived by the bishop)

Late Medieval

*bef. 1303–1317 (res.): Richard Newport *bef. 1303–24 November 1326 (dep.):

Robert Baldock Robert Baldock (or de Baldock; died 28 May 1327) was the Lord Privy Seal and Lord Chancellor of England, during the reign of King Edward II of England. Career Baldock was archdeacon of Middlesex when he was named Controller of the Wardrobe a ...

*3 December 1326–aft. 1326: Roger de Hales *1327–November 1333 (exch.):

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*bef. 1328–aft. 1330: Edmund Trussel (probably resigned) *aft. 1331–?: Thomas Trussel (probably never gained possession) *November 1333–bef. 1337 (d.): Robert de Reddeswell *16 August 1337–bef. 1342: Thomas Durant *bef. 1342–bef. 1349 (d.): Henry de Idesworth *1349: Roger Holme (unsuccessful provision) *1349–bef. 1358 (d.): Andrew de Offord *1358–7 June 1361 (d.): Pierre Cardinal de la Forêt (Cardinal-priest of Santi Apostoli) *1361–1362 (d.): William de Palmorna *bef. 1363–15 June 1364 (exch.): Adam Thebaud of Sudbury *15 June 1364–bef. 1393 (d.): Bartholomew Sidey *10 May 1393 – 1416 (d.): William Stortford *20 November 1416–bef. 1418 (d.):

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*2 May 1418–bef. 1422 (d.):

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''(junior)'' *16 September 1422–bef. 1429 (d.): Simon Northew *2 May 1429–bef. 1441 (res.):

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*9 November 1441 – 15 April 1443 (exch.): Stephen Wilton *15 April 1443–aft. 1462: Robert Wyott *aft. 1462–bef. 1475 (d.): John Wodde *16 November 1475 – 1476 (res.): William Dudley *30 October 1476–bef. 1497 (d.):

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*8 March 1497–bef. 1516 (d.): John Aleyne (or Carver) :''From 17 December 1540, the archdeaconry formed the

.'' *11 August 1516–bef. 1551 (d.): Richard Eden :''In 1550, the whole Westminster diocese and Middlesex archdeaconry was returned to London diocese.''

Early modern

*9 April 1551 – 1554 (res.): Henry Hervie *11 April 1554–bef. 1556 (d.): John Wymmesley *10 October 1556 – 23 October 1559 (deprived): William Chedsey (committed to The Tower, 20 May 1560) *1 January–November 1560 (res.):

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*31 January 1561 – 1577 (d.): Thomas Watts *12 June 1577–bef. 1588 (d.): Adam Squire *26 October 1588 – 1595 (res.): Richard Vaughan *11 February 1596–bef. 1602 (d.): Richard Webster *9 March 1602–bef. 1616 (d.):

Robert Tighe Robert Tighe (or Teigh or Tyghe, sometimes misspelled Leigh), The Deepings, Deeping, Lincolnshire, (1562-1620) was an England, English cleric and linguist. He was educated at both Oxford University, Oxford and Cambridge University, Cambridge and ...

*23 September 1616 – 11 June 1620 (d.): William Goodwin *16 June 1620–bef. 1660 (d.): Richard Cluet *20 July 1660 – 20 November 1669 (d.): Robert Pory *7 December 1669–bef. 1679 (d.):

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*7 October 1679–bef. 1686 (res.):

William Jane William Jane (1645–1707) was an English academic and clergyman, Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford from 1680. Life The son of Joseph Jane, he was born at Liskeard, Cornwall, where he was baptised on 22 October 1645. He was educated at Westm ...

*13 June 1686 – 5 August 1690 (d.):

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*8 September 1690 – 1691 (res.): Robert Grove *1691–2 March 1705 (d.):

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*29 March 1705 – 4 February 1717 (d.): William Lancaster *9 February 1717 – 27 February 1730 (d.):

Roger Altham Roger Altham was Archdeacon of Middlesex from 9 February 1717 until his death on 27 February 1730. Altham was born in Eastwick, Hertfordshire and educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew ...

*13 August 1730 – 23 December 1740 (d.):

Daniel Waterland Daniel Cosgrove Waterland (14 March 1683 – 23 December 1740) was an English theologian. He became Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1714, Chancellor of the Diocese of York in 1722, and Archdeacon of Middlesex in 1730. Waterland opposed ...

*6 May 1741 – 26 April 1764 (d.): Fifield Allen *1 May 1764–bef. 1780 (res.): John Hotham *8 January 1780–bef. 1781 (res.):

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*7 September 1781 – 14 February 1806 (d.): Stephen Eaton *12 March 1806–bef. 1840 (res.): George Cambridge *19 August 1840 – 1842 (res.):

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(afterwards Archdeacon of London, 1842) *20 January–November 1843 (res.):

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*13 January 1844 – 22 May 1875 (d.): John Sinclair

Late modern

*June 1875–24 December 1892 (d.):

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*1893–1903 (res.): Robinson Thornton *1903–1930 (ret.):

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*1930–1933 (ret.): Norman Thicknesse (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1933–September 1953 (ret.):

Stephen Phillimore The Hon. Stephen Henry Phillimore, M.C. (14 December 1881 – 16 April 1956) was Archdeacon of Middlesex from 1933 until 1953. The son of Walter Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore, he was educated at Winchester and Christ Church. After a curacy ...

(afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1953–1966 (res.): Anthony Morcom *1966–1973 (res.): John Eastaugh (afterwards

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, 1973) *1974–1975 (res.): Derek Hayward (afterwards archdeacon emeritus) *1975–1982 (res.): John Perry *1983–1996 (ret.):

Tim Raphael Timothy John Raphael (26 September 192920 November 2016) was an Anglican priest. Raphael was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch and the University of Leeds. after which he was a Scientific Officer at RAE Bedford. He trained for ordinati ...

*1996–2005 (res.):

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*14 May 200630 November 2019 (ret.):

Stephan Welch Stephan John Welch (born 16 October 1950) is a retired Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of Middlesex from 2006 until his retirement effective 30 November 2019. Welch was educated at the University of Hull and ordained deacon in 1977, a ...

*23 March 2020present: Richard Frank

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